Q: We are curious to know the identity of a tree we saw in a park, surviving the Southwest climate that has leaves that look like a maple and a round spiky seed pod. Can you tell us?

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A cool, moist spring has led to an increase in sycamore anthracnose and oak anthracnose, diseases affecting the foliage of sycamore and white oak trees. "The diseases appear to some ...

If you have been in any of our parks, green spaces or near the water, and noticed leaves all over the ground, almost like it’s fall, chances are it’s due to sycamore anthracnose. This disease has hit ...

A sycamore leaf sits just below the surface of one of the ponds in the McDonough Wildlife Refuge in Vienna recently. Trees at ...

In some cases, a tree’s common name is from its primary autumn leaf color, like red maple, and yellow poplar, according to Treehugger. The most common colors of leaves in the fall are red, yellow, and ...